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How STEM Skills Are the Next Great Equalizer | TIME - 2 views
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"In a recent piece here in TIME, I wrote about seven areas of explosive growth in tech that will drive our world and economy over the next 10-15 years. There, I said that for us to achieve this level of growth, we'll need millions of new workers skilled in STEM. At the moment, we just don't have enough of these skilled tech workers to make my vision of a connected world a reality. In fact, when I talk to big companies like Boeing, Intel, Qualcomm and so on, they fear that, as they grow, they will not have enough tech-educated staff to meet their engineering needs. One estimate says there will be 2.4 million STEM-based job vacancies in 2018 alone."
Texting 1, 2, 3: Schools Test 'Bring Your Own Technology' Programs | Techland | TIME.com - 1 views
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BYOT - Bring Your Own Technology BYOD - Bring Your Own Device(s)
Anne Murphy Paul: Why Floundering Makes Learning Better | TIME Ideas | TIME.com - 2 views
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Too much help and the the learner is less engaged and the learning is less prodfound and transferable.
Annie Murphy Paul: Your Morning Routine Is Making You Dull | TIME Ideas | TIME.com - 0 views
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"Why Morning Routines Are Creativity Killers"
Christina Hoff Sommers: 3 Things Schools Can Do to Help Boys Succeed | TIME.com - 0 views
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"Being a boy can be a serious liability in today's classroom. As a group, boys are noisy, rowdy and hard to manage. Many are messy, disorganized and won't sit still. Young male rambunctiousness, according to a recent study, leads teachers to underestimate their intellectual and academic abilities. "Girl behavior is the gold standard in schools," says psychologist Michael Thompson. "Boys are treated like defective girls.""
10 Hopeful Quotes That Will Help You Through Challenging Situations | TIME - 2 views
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"Life is filled with difficulties. How we confront our challenges is precisely what makes us great. Nobody ever reached greatness on a silver platter. This is true in any aspect of life, including running a business. In the midst of challenges, be inspired by these words of wisdom to help transform for the better:"
IKEA Channels Apple in a Hilarious Ad for Its New Catalog 'Bookbook' | TIME - 0 views
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"There's a reason the items you see in an IKEA catalog look so ridiculously appealing - it's because the Swedish furniture chain uses 3D rendering technology to create digital models of the products. To play on the fact that browsing an IKEA catalog is a sort of holistic sensory experience, the company has created this clever new ad, which skewers Apple's notoriously over-the-top product commercials. The result is hilarious, and the jokes really just write themselves."